An Egyptian court dismissed all the charges against Hosni Mubarak in the killings of demonstrators during the 2011 uprising, risking the possibility that the former corrupt dictator will walk free, thereby angering the Egyptian people.

After decades of living under an authoritarian regime, Tunisians voted in an exemplary, transparent election for a secular party, Nida Tunis, the Call of Tunis. Now, those Tunisian politicians have to prove that they can honour the people who brought them into power by turning the country into an exemplary democracy.

King Abdullah al Saud of Saudi Arabia appointed his youngest brother, Muqrin, as the next-in-line to the throne, trying to avoid complications since leaks have it that Crown Prince Salman is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.